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TIL the word 'bus' is actually short for 'omnibus' meaning "To contain many things" and didn't originate until the early 19th century

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Jvv8 TIL Mistletoe is a parasitic plan. It absorbs nutrients and water by penetrating branches high up on trees.
M7AXa TIL about Lake Vostok, an Antarctic subglacial lake kept liquid at -3 degrees Celsius due to the sheer pressure of the 4000 meters thick ice sheet above it. Having been isolated for around 25 million years, the lake is said to hold clues about potential extraterrestial life on the icy moon Europa
WMeY TIL That Verizon refused to help search for a 62 disabled patient because he had an unpaid bill on his phone
B44r TIL in 1924, children playing on the banks of a river in Germany discovered a human skull. More bones were discovered, eventually leading to the arrest of Fritz Haarman, who was butchering humans and selling their flesh as pork.
epeWn TIL that in 1996, Grant Hill received more All-Star votes than Michael Jordan, even though it was Jordan’s first All-Star game coming back from retirement.